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The David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest

2011 Essay Prize Winners

The topic of this year's contest was The Legal Legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaiste Factory Fire.

Standing (L-R back row): Chief Librarian of the Court of Appeals
Frances Murray, Genesse Community College student and
second prize winner Kevin E. Volk, Executive Director of the Historical
Society of the Courts of the State of New York Marilyn Marcus
(L-R front row): First prize winner Amelia Weimar a student from
Onondaga Community College, Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau
and Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts Fern Fisher.

Third Prize

James Gerber, Borough of Manhattan Community College

2011 Honorable Mentions

James Clark, Onondaga Community College
Phyllis Washburn, Genesee Community College
Alysha Barker, Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Lana Medina, Hudson Valley Community College
Tammi Douglas, Jefferson Community College
John Wilkinson, Queensborough Community College
Maykel Farronay, Borough of Manhattan Community Col.
Elisha Zarpentine, Genesee Community College
Terrhon Vaughn, Queensborough Community College